Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom

Activity: Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom: What are the Letters?

Created by: Kimberly Downs

Activity Overview: Students will use the ABC grid and take turns drawing picture cards and move the Bee-bot to the letter that corresponds to the picture card’s initial sound.

Activity Objectives:

• Students will recognize and name the letters of the alphabet.
• Student will verbalize the sounds of the letters of the alphabet.
• Students will verbalize initial sounds of the picture cards.
• Students will move the bee-bot to correct letter by using the correct commands.

Concepts/Standards:

• Phonemic Awareness
• Use technology to enhance learning and promote creativitiy
• Recognize letters

Extensions/Adaptations:

• Students use picture cards and focus on medial sounds.
• Students use picture cards and focus on final sounds.
• Students move bee-bot and spell and record 3-4 letter words.
• Students move bee-bot and spell and record grade level sight words.
• Students move bee-bot to travel to all the letters of the alphabet (from A-Z).
• Students move bee-bot to beginning letters of classmates’ names.
• Students draw matching uppercase and/or lowercase letter to match letter to on letter grid.

Literature:

• Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
• Alphabears by Kathleen Hague
• Tomorrow's Alphabet by George Shannon
• Alphabatics by Suse MacDonald
• Alphabet Adventure by Audrey and Bruce Wood
• Naughty Little Monkeys by Jim Aylesworth
• Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod
• Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert

Songs:

• Dr. Jean- "Letter Tails"- CD: Just for Fun
• Dr. Jean- "Alphardy"- CD: Sing to Learn
• Dr. Jean- "Alphabet Forwards and Backwards" CD: Keep on Singing and Dancing
• Dr. Jean- "Lettercise & Letter Dance" CD: Is Everybody Happy

Materials Needed:

• ABC grid
• Picture cards that correspond to beginning sounds A-Z
• Bee-bot
• Bee-bot command cards

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